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We’ve added three colors to our Salty Super Tube lineup that are sure to make a big difference to anglers across the country. And if the response we’ve already gotten from our pro staff is any indication, the fish love them, too.

Two totally new colors have been added to both sizes (3.75 and 4.25) of tubes. The colors, Green Pumpkin Chartreuse Inside and Green Pumpkin Purple Orange Inside, are as different as they are effective. In each case, the outside of the tube is the Green Pumpkin color while the entire inside of the softbait is a different color, either chartreuse or orange. Trust us when we say that what sounds cool is actually deadly for bass.

Not only do the colors show bass something different, but they mirror the actual natural changes of crawfish and baitfish when viewed underwater, making the lures more lifelike and realistic in appearance than any others on the market. And, of course, because they are part of the Salty Super Tube lineup, they also loaded with salt as well.

Though the color itself is not new to our softbaits, California 420 has also been added to our tubes. Popular from one end of the country to the other, anglers have been telling us that we needed it in our line of popular tubes, so we listened.

To view all of the colors offered in our Salty Super Tube Lineup, check out the gallery below!

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Thank you to all who entered, and make sure to keep a lookout for new contests, products, and more by checking back here or on our Facebook Page!

We would also like to thank all of our loyal and trusty fans and customers, as this year wouldn’t have been as great as it was without you! We wish all of you a happy holiday and amazing new year, and look forward to everything 2013 will bring!

Our newest lure, the Z Drop Worm, was created for one purpose: putting finicky bass in the boat. When fish want a small offering placed right under their noses, this is the bait you need on the end of the line. The new Z Drop is 4 inches and is build for performance.

Designed with input from our pro staff, many of whom are recognized as some of the best finesse fishermen on the planet, the Zoom Z-Drop has a slender profile that gradually tapers to a flat, teardrop-shaped tail. Though the underside is flat, the back of the Z Drop has a raised ridgeline running from the midline to the tip of the tail.

What makes it different makes it better.

Anglers well-versed in drop shotting know that design is everything when it comes to their offerings. They know that the worm needs to be soft, small but not too small, and it needs to move in the water, even when there is no action imparted to the lure by the angler. This lure achieves all of this and more, thanks to the supple body, flat underside and the raised back profile that uses any hint of current to make the lure dance, sway and swim in the water.

We put a lot of thought into the design and functionality of the new Zoom Z Drop so you don’t have to spend any time thinking about whether you have the best lure on the line when drop shotting. Take it from our pro staffers: If you have the Z Drop tied on, you have the right lure for the job.

The lures, officially available in January 2013, come 15 to a bag. They are available in Green Pumpkin, Watermelon Red, Seedless Watermelon, Green Weenie, Morning Dawn and the new Purple Smoke color.

“You just don’t worry about that right there. Just keep on fishing.”

Those were the words spoken by a seasoned angler who was teasingly chastising a curious co-angler who’d inquired about the used Creepy Crawler Twin Tails scattered on the front deck of the angler’s boat.

Hmm…

Every angler has his share of secrets, those lures and/or techniques reserved for the toughest conditions, when nothing else works. We all know about shaky heads, drop shots, inline spinners and downsized Carolina rigs. Chances are at least one of these is a part of your panic box.

But some days, especially in the cooler months, when the temps are cold but not yet frigid, none of these suffice.

In much of the country, the fishing right now is either lousy or great, with the fall turnover complete and bass in their usual haunts. Often, the issue isn’t finding them so much as it is catching them once they are found.

“I hate this time of the year,” anglers say. “The shad aren’t balled up as tightly as they are in the winter, and the bass often aren’t as tightly oriented to any one piece of cover or structure. If you can see them on the bottom, fine. But they are more prone to suspend, which makes them nearly impossible to catch unless you are using an Alabama Rig or counting down a fish-head spinner type lure.”

Enter the Zoom Creepy Crawler.

“Looks like these spots don’t want any of these jigging spoons or fishhead spinners,” said the secretive pro. “I’ve got something they will bite, though.”

He hands the co-angler a baitcaster with a split shot 10 inches or so up the line from…a Texas-rigged, White Pearl-color Creepy Crawler. The pair backed out of the creek they’d been fishing, and as they did, they made long casts right up to the back, then began the retrieve with the lures just a few feet under the surface.

Instantly, they had two hookups from fish that had previously ignored spoons, shaky heads, fishhead spinners and even live bait being fished from a nearby pontoon.

“There’s just something about this lure, when it comes through the water over suspending fish,” said the pro. “I don’t show this to many folks. I call it my ultimate sleeper.”

Per the pros advice, try this:

When the temps are still cooling and the bass are suspended and fickle, make long casts beyond the fish, then slowly retrieve a lightly weighted Creepy Crawler right about where you imagine the fish to be positioned. This technique works well over brushpiles, roadbeds and creek channels, provided the locations have clear water.

What really makes the Creepy Crawler Twin Tail a sleeper are:

A. anglers can fish the lure in a manner they aren’t accustomed to—higher in the water column—and
B. you are using a grub in a situation that most anglers think only a shad-profile lure will work.

The key, says the pro, is that it works.

“I don’t know what they think it looks like when it comes through the water over their heads, but I know they’ll pull the rod out of your hands to get it,” he accurately predicted.

Make sure to check out the gallery of all of the colors offered for the Creepy Crawler Twin Tails below!

Talk to five anglers about fall bass fishing, and you’ll get five opinions. Some hate it, avoiding it altogether in deference to donning camouflage for hunting. Others think fall can be the best fishing of the year, but only if you catch the conditions just right. But at least one angler will likely share that fall is his favorite time of the year to fish, detailing how fall provides a perfect opportunity to more easily find aggressively feeding fish.

It’s widely known that in the fall, the bass are following the baitfish, which are migrating from the main body of water and into the creeks, tributaries. While this migration is ongoing, it’s common to see bass schooling throughout the day as they gorge on these balls of baitfish.

Now that you know where they are, or should be, what do you use to catch them? We’ve got that covered. Here are three techniques successfully employed by Zoom anglers nationwide:

1. Super Fluke: Main-lake points are a frequent site for feeding bass in fall. When the sun gets high, heating up the shallower water in these locales, these become locations become baitfish rest stops. The bass are not far behind. This a great location to have a Zoom Super Fluke tied on. Many anglers position their boats directly off the end of the point and make long casts right up the bank, then aggressive twitch the lure back to the boat. If there are no takers, make the same cast but allow the lure to work deeper in the water column while using a more subtle twitching motion. When the fish do come up schooling, anglers simply cast the lure, rigged weightless on a 3/0 to 5/0 widegap hook, right into the action, allowing it to fall just like a dying baitfish. There really is no wrong way or place to fish a fluke, and this time of the year is no different. Select the best colors based on preference, but White Ice, Albino and Glimmer Blue are popular favorites across the country.
2. Centipede: The main reason anglers loathe fall fishing is that when there is no feeding activity; the bite can be brutally tough.  This is when a seldom-talked-about killer can work magic. The Centipede is the anti-thesis of a sexy lure. It looks like a dried-up french fry, has no tail or appendages and no one ever talks about the lure. That’s all part of the plan. The Centipede is designed to catch fish that aren’t actively feeding and thus aren’t in the mood for an offering with a lot of action. It just glides along appearing as an easy morsel, too tempting to ignore. There’s another reason you don’t hear about this lure: Many pros consider it their secret weapon for catching bass in tough conditions. Fished on a Carolina-rig, the Centipede is ideal for working main-lake points appearing to have no activity. And as the bass make their way further into the creeks, casting the rig to secondary points can prove just as fruitful.  It’s hard to go wrong by having a Green Pumpkin-colored Centipede tied on in the fall months.
3. Super Chunk (and Horny Toad): So you’ve checked the main-lake and secondary points, and you feel confident that the fish are farther up the creeks. This is when a Black or Pumpkin Pearl-colored Horny Toad can really shine. Worked around shallow water grass and wood, the lure has few equals, with many pros considering it superior to a buzzbait, which is another fall killer. Several well-placed casts upon entering the creek can tell you if the fish are there and if they are and actively feeding. But don’t assume that no takers means no fish. Often, bass will cling tight to cover after a front, and once in this position, it’s all but impossible to get them to bite, lest something falls right in front of their noses. A Flippin’ Blue Salty Super Chunk on the back of a black jig could be just what the doctor ordered. Flip the jig around any cover you come into contact with, especially wood.

If there is one key to fall bass fishing it’s that anglers need to keep moving. Starting with main-lake points, then work you way farther into the creeks. Bass, like humans, are creatures of habit, so you know where they should be. With these Zoom lures tied on, you can feel good about giving yourself the best chance of success

October is a month full of tricks, treats, and lots of candy, and at ZOOM Bait, this definitely holds true with our new Halloween giveaway!

Enter to win an assortment of baits in the color Scuppernong Candy! This prize pack includes one pack each of the following – Trick Worm, U-Vibe Speed Worm, Brush Hog, Ol Monster, Baby Brush Hog, Ultravibe Speed Craw and Z-HOG as well as two ZOOM decals.

Register today to win here on the ZOOM Bait site, or on our Facebook Page. Good Luck!

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Finally, there is a new fitted ZOOM t-shirt made for the ladies (pink with hot pink and gray logo). It comes pre-shrunk (65% Polyester, 35% Cotton) in Small, Medium, Large and Extra-Large. This shirt will soon be available for purchase at LandBigFish.com and at Simmons Sporting Goods.

Why not pair this great t-shirt with a matching visor? Also available at LandBigFish.com and at Simmons Sporting Goods.

Congratulations to all of our Zoom pro staffers who qualified for next weeks Forrest Wood Cup.  Make sure to check out all the action from the Cup at FLWOutdoors.com.

ZOOM Pro - Chris Baumgardner (Photo by FLW Outdoors)

ZOOM Pro - Dan Morehead (Photo by FLW Outdoors)

ZOOM Pro - Andy Morgan (Photo by FLW Outdoors)

ZOOM Pro - Troy Morrow (Photo by FLW Outdoors)

ZOOM Pro - Wesley Strader (Photo by FLW Outdoors)

Congratulations to Tyler Shields of Murphy, North Carolina. On March 31st, Tyler broke the striped bass state-record by 12 pounds with this 66-pound beast.

The North Carolina Sportsman recounts his story. “The bass were on the beds, or just coming off,” Shields said, explaining why he was fishing a black ZOOM Trick Worm on a 4/O Gamakatsu Hook, using a Bass Pro Shops Bionic Blade spinning rod and Pflueger Trion reel spooled with 10-pound test Bass Pro Shops Excel monofilament.”

Click Here to read the entire story from North Carolina Sportsman!

ZOOM has three new t-shirts available. They are all short sleeve and 100% cotton. The Zoom Bass Hunter T-Shirt is a khaki color, with a small Zoom logo on the front and the Bass Hunter design on the back. The Zoom Bass Love Em T-Shirt is black, with the Bass Love Em design on the front and a small Zoom logo on the back. The Zoom Tattoo T-Shirt is a navy blue color, with a small Zoom logo on the front and the Tattoo design on the back. Check out the new apparel gallery below.

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Zoom has added six more lures in the color Blue Pearl Silver Glitter.  Now available are the Zoom 4″ Meathead, Trick Worm, The Fluke, Super Fluke, Super Fluke Jr. and the Tiny Fluke. Check out the entire Blue Pearl Silver Glitter product line gallery below.

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